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North High
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 334 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 385 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 300 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 1% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
Where North High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #305 of 327 ▼ 4 | #48 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #305 of 326 ▼ 18 | #48 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #212 of 315 | #32 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,376 | #62 of 379 | #7 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #299 of 325 | #46 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #30 of 325 | #7 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #82 of 133 | #12 of 24 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,376 | 95.2 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,420 | 99.6 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,377 | 85.3 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,299 | 88 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,292 | 97.1 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,335 | 94 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,149 | 100 | 11.5:1 | 77% (886) |
| 2000-01 | 1,073 | N/A | N/A | 51% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 860 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,292 to 1,376); teachers down 2% (97.1 to 95.2).
About North High
North High is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,376 students. High schools in Massachusetts have about 777 students on average; enrollment here is 77% higher.
North High is one school in Worcester, a system of 47 schools with 24,778 students.
More than half of the students at North High are Hispanic (51%). Other reported shares: 23% Black, 17% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 14% Hispanic among all Worcester County residents. The diversity index for North High is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at North High, which has 95.2. By comparison, the average for high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1.
In Worcester County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 257 public schools in the county, enrolling about 121,490, North High among them.
About 0.6 miles separate North High from the closest public school, Lake View. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,299 to 1,376, a 6% rise.
North High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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